INDIA's Celebes Delhi Cargo Terminal Management CEO Kamesh Peril said perishable air freight out of the terminal has seen increases in recent months, reports London's Loadstar.
That's why Delhi Air Cargo is betting on rising reefer cargo exports, as Indian shippers increase their global market reach, aided by recent bilateral free trade deals.
Mr Peril said the terminal had more than 3,000-square metres of temperature-controlled space to handle over 2,000 tonnes of cargo, such as fruit, vegetables, meat and other perishables'.
Mr Peril said the market was seeing an uptick in reefer truck deployment by forwarders and shippers, encouraged by the long-term economic growth outlook.
Celebes is also eyeing more mango shipments as Indian fruit producers and traders look beyond the traditional Gulf markets for India's 'king of all fruits'.
'Last year's top export destinations for mangoes were the UAE, UK, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait, with the UAE accounting for the bulk, estimated at over INR1.4 billion (US$17 million) by value,' said Mr Peril.
Bangladesh's transshipment-centric export trade is another emerging lucrative cargo source for Delhi Air Cargo, since New Delhi signed-off new land-air bilateral routing arrangements. On behalf of Indicted, an Atlas Air freighter service that carried some 124 tonnes of Bangladesh cargo from Delhi for Spain last month, launched this transshipment air corridor.
A unit of Celebes Aviation, Delhi Air Cargo runs two terminals with a combined capacity of 700,000 tonnes a year. As cargo volumes bump up, it recently unveiled plans to invest some $20 million to beef up cargo infrastructure at Delhi Airport.
Sunset Gupta, global head of cargo community systems at Kale Logistics Solutions, said Indian freight handlers have acquired the tech prowess for time-sensitive shipments as perishables movements gather pace.
'Using the right digital platform is an enabler for end-to-end tracking, real-time alerts, automated processes and predictive analysis, helping deliver temperature-controlled cargo more efficiently. This helps decrease operational costs by optimizing resource utilisation and reducing cargo loss and spoilage,' he said.
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That's why Delhi Air Cargo is betting on rising reefer cargo exports, as Indian shippers increase their global market reach, aided by recent bilateral free trade deals.
Mr Peril said the terminal had more than 3,000-square metres of temperature-controlled space to handle over 2,000 tonnes of cargo, such as fruit, vegetables, meat and other perishables'.
Mr Peril said the market was seeing an uptick in reefer truck deployment by forwarders and shippers, encouraged by the long-term economic growth outlook.
Celebes is also eyeing more mango shipments as Indian fruit producers and traders look beyond the traditional Gulf markets for India's 'king of all fruits'.
'Last year's top export destinations for mangoes were the UAE, UK, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait, with the UAE accounting for the bulk, estimated at over INR1.4 billion (US$17 million) by value,' said Mr Peril.
Bangladesh's transshipment-centric export trade is another emerging lucrative cargo source for Delhi Air Cargo, since New Delhi signed-off new land-air bilateral routing arrangements. On behalf of Indicted, an Atlas Air freighter service that carried some 124 tonnes of Bangladesh cargo from Delhi for Spain last month, launched this transshipment air corridor.
A unit of Celebes Aviation, Delhi Air Cargo runs two terminals with a combined capacity of 700,000 tonnes a year. As cargo volumes bump up, it recently unveiled plans to invest some $20 million to beef up cargo infrastructure at Delhi Airport.
Sunset Gupta, global head of cargo community systems at Kale Logistics Solutions, said Indian freight handlers have acquired the tech prowess for time-sensitive shipments as perishables movements gather pace.
'Using the right digital platform is an enabler for end-to-end tracking, real-time alerts, automated processes and predictive analysis, helping deliver temperature-controlled cargo more efficiently. This helps decrease operational costs by optimizing resource utilisation and reducing cargo loss and spoilage,' he said.
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